Thera cognata (Thunberg, 1792) Species
Last modified: Sept. 29, 2021, 7:52 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, not seen for a while.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Cidariini > Genus: Thera > Species: Thera cognata
- Vernacular names
- Bergjeneverbesspanner (NL), Chestnut-coloured Carpet (EN), La Corythée montagnarde (FR), Brauner Linien-Blattspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Thera simulata (Hübner, 1809)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 17.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Usually a brown-gray background with a slightly darker median band, bordered by light lines.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Adults come to light.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from July towards September.
